Morning wrap (16.11.2020)

A massive free trade agreement was signed by 15 countries from Asia-Pacific region, including China, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Japan. India walked away from talks last year
Big gains can be spotted during the Asian session. Nikkei closed 2.05% higher at a 29-year peak. Kospi gained 1.8%. Indices from China gain 0.5-1%. Australian stock exchange has been experiencing technical issues
US and European futures trade higher compared to Friday's close
Brexit talks are expected to be continued this week and the next
Axios reports that Trump plans to impose more sanctions and restrictions on Chinese companies in the final weeks of his term
German media hint that the country may tighten restrictions on social interactions today. Some US states, like for example Michigan, decide to tighten restrictions over the weekend
Chinese industrial production increased 6.9% YoY in October (exp. 6.5% YoY), retail sales advanced 4.3% YoY (exp. 4.9% YoY) and urban investments rose 1.8% YoY (exp. 1.6% YoY)
Japanese GDP increased 5% QoQ (exp. 4.4% QoQ)
Japanese industrial production increased 3.9% MoM in September (exp. 4% MoM)
United States gave Qualcomm permission to sell 4G hardware to Huawei
NZD and AUD are top performing major currencies while CHF and USD lag. EM currencies gains against the US dollar
Precious metals and oil gain.

A regular weekend-dip in coronavirus case data can be observed. However, a record of 660 thousand new cases was set on Friday. Source: worldometers, XTB

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